Gunsmithing Did I screw up my 1911 duracoat job?

[springerjb]

I intended to mask the breech face of my 1911 prior to duracoat. I say "intended" because about 3/4 of the way into paint I realized I forgot and it is now FDE. I did remember to mask the feed ramp. Soooooo, how bad did I screw up? Any advice to fix it? 600 grit? Dremel?

Stupid, stupid, stupid...

 

[WhiteDingo]

Re: Did I screw up my 1911 duracoat job?

Keep the dremel away from the breech face, please. Once it's set, but not yet cured, just scrape it off. Or you can wrap some 320 grit on a flat faced file and gently sand it off. 600 will gunk up too quickly with duracoat.

 

[Straight Shooter]

Re: Did I screw up my 1911 duracoat job?

No harm done. I always coat the breach face when doing auto slides. I have a Glock with over 1000 rounds and the Cerakote is still intact on the breach face. Don't know about Duracoat.

 

[WhiteDingo]

Re: Did I screw up my 1911 duracoat job?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Hired Gun</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No harm done. I always coat the breach face when doing auto slides. I have a Glock with over 1000 rounds and the Cerakote is still intact on the breach face. Don't know about Duracoat. </div></div>

Generally speaking, DuraCoat will go on a bit thicker than Cerakote; of course, it depends on the applicator.

If the gun still headspaces ok, I would say don't worry about it. If the function has been affected, see my post above.